FLOWPLAY IN THE NEWS

While Java is still the prevalent language in enterprises and there are more Java developers than anything else, this topic does not generate the level of response of the other topics for which we produce research guides. We spoke to Doug Pearson, CTO of FlowPlay as we comprised this guide.

The three most frequently mentioned keys to developing a successful game: 1) stability; 2) scalability; and, 3) social interaction. To gather insights on the current and future state of Game Development, we talked to eight executives involved in game development in some form or another. We spoke to Doug Pearson, CTO at FlowPlay ...

The Gaming Standards Association and Gaming Standards Association of Europe today announced the creation of a new technical committee dedicated to creating standards for the use of blockchain distributed ledgers in the gaming industry.

Former punk rocker Derrick Morton has taken his passion in the direction of gaming as CEO of FlowPlay. FlowPlay is a games developer and publisher. It has an immersive gaming platform that powers community-based social games, including virtual worlds, social casinos, and sports wagering experiences.

At Casual Connect USA 2018, experts in social casino and real-money gaming (RMG) will be tackling major issues for both independent casino gaming developers and the casino industry as a whole. The conference’s casino trackwill span three days of content...

As the word “blockchain” entered the mainstream consciousness in 2017, services that use the distributed ledger also won some early adoption in finance, food safety, shipping, healthcare and even video games. The attention was spurred in part by the world’s biggest blockchain-based currency, bitcoin, which saw a massive ...

As technology evolves and tools become outdated, such changes can leave developers in the dust and struggling to convert to mobile. Join Doug Pearson, Co-Founder and CTO of FlowPlay, for a technical discussion on how and why FlowPlay tackled these challenges firsthand by transitioning Vegas World from a Flash codebase to Haxe.

Adobe recently confirmed the suspicion held by many in the games industry that Flash is a dying platform. The official announcement that Flash will be discontinued in 2020 is threatening the infrastructure for many games and mobile apps...

When Adobe decided to retire its Flash software, it was a big moment for FlowPlay. Fortunately, the Seattle maker of social games had anticipated the demise of Flash, which is scheduled to end in 2020. And today, FlowPlay is announcing it has converted its flagship social casino game, Vegas World, to an open-source, cross-platform development technology known as Haxe.

Steve Jobs was once famously quoted stating, “the secret of my success is that we have gone to exceptional lengths to hire the best people in the world.” Employees are a critical part of any company’s backbone, no matter the size or industry of the business.

Adobe finally made the speculation of Flash’s impending death a reality this summer by announcing its end-of-life will be official in 2020. Adobe, alongside tech giants Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla, will support the technology for only the next three years.

Lee Davy sits down with Derrick Morton, CEO of FlowPlay, the virtual world developer, to understand why people need an escape, why they choose FlowPlay’s worlds, and much more.

Let’s face it; the world sucks balls. If not, we wouldn’t spend most of our time on the phone. The virtual world is where the fun is at, and nobody knows this more than Derrick Morton, CEO of FlowPlay, a developer of virtual worlds such as ourWorld and Vegas World.

On paper – and fantasy sports fans know all about great matchups on paper – the prospective merger of FanDuel and DraftKings looked tantalizing. Naming rights aside (FanKings? DraftDuel?), uniting the fantasy sports powerhouses screamed dynasty – and control of more than 90 percent market share. LeBron James joining Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade on the Miami Heat? That was tiddlywinks by comparison.

Seattle’s status as a tech hub is well-documented, as is its reputation as a home for some of the biggest game operations such as Valve, Bungie, Nintendo and Xbox. But what sometimes falls under the radar is Seattle’s casual gaming scene, where numerous companies in the region turn out those easier-to-pick-up titles that appeal to a broader audience beyond hardcore gamers.

Derrick Morton questions the viability of DFS and lauds the opportunities in social sports betting

The potential failure of the mega merger between FanDuel and DraftKings is good news for the social sports betting sector, according to one prominent chief executive. Talking to EGR North America, Flowplay CEO Derrick Morton said the skills-based games business model is, and always has been, fundamentally flawed. “With the model built so a very small…

The tech industry has been calling for the death of Flash for years. Last year, the quiet rumblings calling for its demise turned into roars as the likes of Chromeand Firefox began to phase out support. A full-on war has been waged against Flash technology and much of the casual games industry is stuck on the losing side.

The Seattle company has survived for a tumultuous decade by sticking to a pretty unglamorous market niche: casual, social games played in a web browser. And it’s making a profit, too.

Much of the video-game world is descending this weekend on Los Angeles for the E3 trade show, a mecca of crowds, noise and the new big-budget games expected in the coming year. FlowPlay will not be making the trek.

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